Place of Origin

Carlisle (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

woven and machine printed cotton

Dimensions

Width: 768 mm, Length: 1080 mm

Object history note

From Courtaulds Design Library, group D4. The Courtaulds Design Library principally contained records from the Courtaulds’ factories at Halstead and Bocking, Essex, and Halifax, and the large collection that came into Courtaulds’ possession through its acquisition of Morton Sundour and Edinburgh Weavers in 1963. The library was used by designers within Courtaulds and was also available for the use of Courtaulds’ customers. Following the acquisition of Courtaulds by the international corporation Sara Lee and the subsequent change in the business it was decided that the V&A would be the most appropriate location for the collection to enable it to be appreciated and used more fully. The Library was donated to the V&A by Sara Lee Courtaulds in 2001.